title: Pelvic congestion syndrome.
abstract: Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an important cause of chronic pelvic pain in female patients. Chronic pelvic pain, defined as lower abdominal or pelvic pain for a duration of 6 months or more, causes significant morbidity and results in a large number of diagnostic laparoscopies. It is of utmost importance to identify treatable causes of chronic pelvic pain, one of which is PCS. The etiology, clinical features, investigations, and treatment options in PCS have been discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rane
authors.forename: Joe Joseph
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Leyon
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Littlehales
authors.forename: Arul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganeshan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Raman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uberoi
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*